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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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