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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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