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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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