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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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