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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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