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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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