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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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