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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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