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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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