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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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