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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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