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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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