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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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