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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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