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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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