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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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