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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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