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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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