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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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