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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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