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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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