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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key 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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