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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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