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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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