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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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