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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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