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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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