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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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