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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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