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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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