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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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