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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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