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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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