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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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