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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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