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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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