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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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