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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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