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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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