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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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