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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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