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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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