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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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