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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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