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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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