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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting 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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