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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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