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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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