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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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