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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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