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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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