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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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