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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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