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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major 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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