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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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