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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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