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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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