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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. 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 customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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