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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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