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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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