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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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