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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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