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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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