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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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