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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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