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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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