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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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