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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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