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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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