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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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