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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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