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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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