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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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