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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. 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. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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