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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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