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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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