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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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