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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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