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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses 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 open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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