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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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