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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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