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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the 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 book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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