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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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