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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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