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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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