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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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