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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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