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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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