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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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