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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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