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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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