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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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