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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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