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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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