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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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