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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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