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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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