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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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