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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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