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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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