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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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