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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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