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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take 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. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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