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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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