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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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