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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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