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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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