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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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