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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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