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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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