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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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