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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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