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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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