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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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