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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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