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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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