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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student 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 technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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