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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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