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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key 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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