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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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