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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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