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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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