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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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