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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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