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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring 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 amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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