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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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