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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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