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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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