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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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