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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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