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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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