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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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