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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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