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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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