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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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