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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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