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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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