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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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