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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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