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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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