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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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