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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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