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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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