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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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