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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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