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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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