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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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