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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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