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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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