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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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