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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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