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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take 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 massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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