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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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