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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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