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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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