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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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