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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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