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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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