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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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