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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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