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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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