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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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