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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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