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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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