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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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