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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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