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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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