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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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