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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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