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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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