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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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