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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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