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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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