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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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