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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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