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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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