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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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