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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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