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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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