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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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