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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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