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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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