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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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