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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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