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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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