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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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