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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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