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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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