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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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