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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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