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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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