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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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