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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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