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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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