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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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