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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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