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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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