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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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