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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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