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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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