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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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