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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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