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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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