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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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