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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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