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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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