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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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