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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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