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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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