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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor 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 learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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