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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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