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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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