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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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