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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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