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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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