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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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