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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key 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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