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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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