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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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