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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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