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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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