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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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