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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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