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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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