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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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