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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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