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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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