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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses 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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