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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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