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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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