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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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