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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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