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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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