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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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