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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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