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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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