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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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