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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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