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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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