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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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