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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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