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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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