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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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