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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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