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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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