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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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