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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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