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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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