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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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