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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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