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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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