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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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