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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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