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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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