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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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