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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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