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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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