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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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