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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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