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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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