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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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