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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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