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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the 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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