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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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