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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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