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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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