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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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