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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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