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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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