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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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