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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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