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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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