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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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