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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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