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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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