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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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