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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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