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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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