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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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