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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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