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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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