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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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