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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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