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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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