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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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