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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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