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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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