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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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