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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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