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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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