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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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