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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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