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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key 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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