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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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