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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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