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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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