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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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