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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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