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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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