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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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