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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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