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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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