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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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