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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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