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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important 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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