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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver 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 online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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