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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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