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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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