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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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