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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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