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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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