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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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