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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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