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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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