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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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