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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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