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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting 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 amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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