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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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