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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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