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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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