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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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