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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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