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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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