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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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