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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines 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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