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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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