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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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