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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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