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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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