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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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