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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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