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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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