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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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