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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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