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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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