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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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