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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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