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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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