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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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