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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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