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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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