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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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