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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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