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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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