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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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