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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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