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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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