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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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