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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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