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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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