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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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