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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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