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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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