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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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