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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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