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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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