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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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