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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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