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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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