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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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