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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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