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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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