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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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