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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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