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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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