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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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