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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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