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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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