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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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