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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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