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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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