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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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