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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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