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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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