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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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