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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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