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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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