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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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