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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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