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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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