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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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