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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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