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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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