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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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