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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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