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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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