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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the 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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