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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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