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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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