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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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