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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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