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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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