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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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