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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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