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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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