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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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