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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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