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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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