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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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