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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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