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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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