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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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