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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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