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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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