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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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