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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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