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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants 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 usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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