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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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