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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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