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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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