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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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