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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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