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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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