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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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