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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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