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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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