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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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