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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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