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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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