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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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