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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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