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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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