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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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