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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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