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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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