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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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