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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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