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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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