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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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