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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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