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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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