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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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