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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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