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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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