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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major 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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