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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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