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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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