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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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