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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes 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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