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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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