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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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