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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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