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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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