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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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