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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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