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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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