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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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