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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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