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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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