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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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