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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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