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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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