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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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