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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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