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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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