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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the thrilling 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 explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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