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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. 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 typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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