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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the 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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