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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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