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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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