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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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