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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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