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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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