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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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