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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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