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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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