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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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