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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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