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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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