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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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