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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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