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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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