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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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