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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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