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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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