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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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