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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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