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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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