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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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