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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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