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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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