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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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