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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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