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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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