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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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