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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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