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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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