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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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