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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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