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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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