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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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