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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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