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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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