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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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