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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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