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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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