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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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