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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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