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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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