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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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