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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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