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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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