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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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