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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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