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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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