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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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