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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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