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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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