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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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