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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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