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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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