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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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